Nov 11th, 2008 · He has investigated waste, fraud and abuse — and a Justice Department scandal over political partisanship in hiring practices. That kind of investigation can make someone a bull's-eye for political arrows, but it hasn't happened with Fine.
Apr 23rd, 2007 · It was a busy weekend for basketball fans -- the NBA playoffs have begun. Can the defending champion Miami Heat repeat? They have to get by the Bulls first, and they're a little bit banged-up. In the West, the Dallas Mavericks are the favorite.
Mar 31st, 2006 · The Chicago Transit Authority has picked the color pink for the name of a branch of the "L" train. So what does Chicago -- home of the Bears, the Bulls and Mike Ditka -- think of the "Pink Line"?
Nov 14th, 2005 · Several high-profile pit bull maulings in the San Francisco Bay Area have prompted county officials to call for mandatory spaying and neutering of the breed and tight restrictions on pit bull breeders. California also has a new state law that allows cities to target certain canine breeds, such as pit bulls, in the name of public safety. Richard Gonzales reports.
Sep 29th, 2005 · Alex Chadwick talks with Roger Cowles, editor of the Port Arthur News, about relief efforts for Hurricane Rita victims along the Texas Gulf Coast. Port Arthur was near the bulls-eye of the hurricane as it came ashore, and much of the town remains in ruins.
May 23rd, 2005 · Spanish bulls are under threat -- not from bullfighters, but from illness. Jerome Socolovsky reports from Spain where the spread of a livestock epidemic called "blue tongue" has forced the cancellation of many bullfighting events.
Apr 28th, 2005 · NPR's Madeleine Brand talks to Casey Johnson of The Chicago Tribune about the dramatic resurgence of the National Basketball Association's former powerhouse team, the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls are making a successful run in this year's NBA playoffs in their first post-season appearance since the end of the Michael Jordan era.